Web-guiding device.



PM A. GALLY. WEB GUIDING DEVICE.

APlLI'T'A'IION FILED 00115-1913 Patented Apr. 14, 1914.

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R. A. GALLY.

WEB GUIDING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED 00115, 1913.

Patented Apr. 14, 1914.

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ROBERT A. GALLY, 0F CINCINNATI, OHIO: ASSIGNOR TO THE BALDWIN COMPANY,

OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

WEB-GUIDING- DEVICE.

1 0 aw whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT A. GALLY. citizen of the United States. residing at (lincinnati, in the county of Hamilton. State of Ohio, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in W'eb-Guiding Devices. of which the following is a specification.

Previous structures in this art have been of either automatic or hand control. while the present device combines the lWn styles. with means to alternately throw either the automatic or hand control into service at will. This improved double control i especially useful in the sheet guiding devicesof music players, as the automatic t'mitl'i'l will center a sheet, but if the perforations thereof are out of correct crosswise position n the sheet they will not. operate. when by use of the hand control the perf ratitnis ma be brought to exact position. Also. a sheet having its edge too much dannigcd to correctly controlthe automatic device. can be operated by using the hand regulator. as also, in case of the automatic device getting out of order.

In the drawings, Figure l is a front \iew of a music player roll box embodying the Web guiding device of the present invention in condition for auto control; Fig. 3 is a similar View of the manual control and engaging member in position for manual control; Fig. 2 a right end view of Fig. l. and Fig. 4 a right end view of Fig. 3.

' The sheet or Web 1 is automatically guided to its normal travel line by any form of antomatic uiding device governed from the sheet itsdlf, either by the margin. surface; perforation or edge of said sheet. such devices being well known in the art, and here in shown in a general way by parts 2, I 4. and 5, an actuating part as being adapted for optional engagement by a movable engaging member 6, which member 6 when thrown into engaged position with the actuating member 5 of the automatic control as shownin Figs. 3 and 4.-locks against any shift of the sheet or web by the uutomatic control, and enables the crosswise shifting of posit on of the sheet or web by the manual means as T and S. with which said engaging member is combined. The manual control means here shown consists of a shaft 7 threaded at its end and having a thumb-screw 8 carried on said end inv Specification of Letters Patent. Application filedOctober 15, 1913.

a plication for roll i l i i i i i i 1 i Patented Apr. 14, 1914. Serial No. 795,185.

similar manner as shown in my previous apadjuster, #719,3l0. filed Sept. 9. 1912. although any suitable form of manual adjuster may be used in combination with any suitable automatic control, and means for optionally throwing eithe one into operative condition withthe other out of use answer to the claims of this application.

lVith the use of shaft 7 to be moved longitudinally of itself for manually regulating the web or sheet crosswise of its travel, the engaging member (3 is mounted on shaft 7 and has its outer part oi. a V-shaped fork form straddling over the actuating member 3 of the automatic control. The shaft 7 is revoluble on its axis by switch handle 9. so that. when handle 9 is raised the fork part of engaging member 6 is thrown down toward actuating member 5 until the narrow part of the V of said fork closely engages with member 5 so that the two travel together during the guiding control movement operated by the thumb-screw 8. iVhen sWiiCh handleT9 is lowered the fork part of member 6 is raised so that its wider part straddles member 5, allowing free operation of the automatic controlling devices. A spring as 10 serves to hold the switch handle 9 in either of changed by the hand of the opcraton. The main part ll in which shaft 7 is borne, holds against the pill oftlunnb-screw 8 wlren drawing the slnlft 7 toward the screw. while a. clip 19 holds against the opposite thrust.

in the automatic part of the guiding device herein shown for illustrating the present invention, an air suction 13 is provided to actuate the pneumatic device. The finger 2 at. the left edge of the sheet- 1 when moved to the leftbv that edge of the sheet, admits air to the tube 14 and thus to pouch 15. actuating the valve 16 to connect the su tion through tube 17 to the power pneumatic 4 and thereby move the actuating part 5, the spindles. and the music sheet 1 to the right. and thus correct the error of travel of the sheet. The finger 2 at the right edge of sheet. 1 when moved to the. right. by that edge of the sheet. admits air to thetube 18 and thus to pouch l9. actuating the valve its set positions until if) to connect the suction through tube 21 to the power pneumatic 3 and therrby move actuating member of the the actuating part 5, the spindles, and the music sheet 1 to the left, and thereby correctthe error of travel of the sheet.

Many modifications may be made, and yet be subject to what I claim as my invention:'-

Claims: V o

1. A traveling sheet or web, automatic means adapted to restore said sheetor web to its normal travel line when it is deflected therefrom,- manually controlled means adapted to determine the travel ofsaid sheet or web in the desired travel line thereof, and means adapted to alternatively make effective either saidautomatic means. or said manually controlled means.

2. Atraveling sheet or web, automatic means adapted to restore said sheet or web to. its normal travel line when it is deflected therefrom, manually controlled means adapted to determine the travel of said sheet or web in the desired travel line thereof, and means adapted to alternatively make effective either said automatic means or said manually controlled means, and render said other means ineffective. 1

3. A traveling sheet or web, automatic means adapted to control said sheet or web in its normal'travel line, manually controlled means-adapted to determine the travel of said sheet or web in'the desired travel line thereof, and means adapted to alternatively make effective either said automatic means or said manually controlled means.

4. A traveling sheet or web, automatic means adapted to control said sheet or web in its normal travel line, manually controlled means adapted to determine the travel of said sheet or web in ,thejdesired travel line thereof, and means adapted.v to alternativel make effective either said automatic mea s or said manuallyi'controlled means,-a'nd render said other means ineffective.

.5. A traveling sheetor web, automatic means adapted'to said sheet or web to its normal travel line when it is deflected therefrom and including an actuating member, manually controlledmeans adapted to determine the travel of said sheet or web in the desired ltravelline thereof, and a mow able engaging member adapted to engage said manually controlle "Yneans witli-said .ut m tic' meahs when saidmanual-means operative, and to be disengaged from saida v -uating means of the automatic means when-said automatic means is operative. I

I 6. A traveling sheet or 'iweb, automatic means adapted to control said sheet or webin its normal travel line, said automatic means including an actuating'member there-' of, manually controlled means adapted to determine the travel of said,=. sheet or web in the desired travel line thereof, and a movable engaging member adapted to en dling said actuating member.

gage said manually controlled means said actuating member of the automatic means when said manual means is operative, and to be disengaged from said actuating means of the automatic means when said airtomatic means is operative.

7. A traveling sheet or web, automatic means adapted to restore said sheet or web to its normal travel line when it is deflected therefrom and including an actuating .me'm; f -ber, manually controlled means adapted to determine the travel of said sheet or web the desired travel line thereof, and aimovable engaging memberadapted to-engage' said manually controlled means with and. actuating member of the automatic means" when said manual means is operative, andto' be disengaged from said actuating means .of; the automatic means when said automatic means is operative, said manually'controlled'gs' means and engaging means adapted to resist the operation of said automatic meanswhen said manual means is engaged as aforesaid; 8. A traveling sheet or web, automatic means adapted to control said sheet or Web in its normal travel line, said automatic means including an actuating member there of, manually controlled means adaptedzto determine the travel of said sheet o'rweb in the desired travel line thereof, andavmovable engaging member adapted to engage:- said manually controlled means with'saidi actuating member of the automatic means when said manual means is operative,":antl' to be disengaged from said actuating means 1 0 of the automatic means when said auto-a matic means is operative, said manually con-- trolled means and engaging means adapted to. resist the operation of said automatic means when said manual means is engaged i as aforesaid.

9. A traveling sheet or web, automatic means adapted to restore said sheet orsweb to its normal travel line when it isidefiecta ed therefrom and including an actuating 0 member, manually controlled means' adapt ed to determine the travel of said sheet o'r web in the desired travel line thereof-,and' a movable engaging member adapted toen gage said manually controlled means with ifl s said actuating member of theautomatic means when said manual means is operative and to be disengaged from said actuatingmeans of the automatic means when said automatic means is operative, said movablelzo engaging member being. of V-shape 10. A traveling sheet or web, automati'ci means adapted to control said sheet 'orweb in its normal travel line, said automatic T25 j means including an actuating member there: of, manually controlled means adapted to determine thetravel of said sheet or web in the desired travel line thereof, and a movable member adapted to en- 1 gage said manually controlled means with said actuating member of the automatic means when said manual means is operative and to be disengaged from said actuating means of the automatic means when said automatic means is operative, said movable engaging member being of a V-shape straddling said actuating member.

111. A traveling sheet or web, automatic means adapted to restore said sheet or web to its normal travel line when it is deflected therefrom and including an actuating member, manually controlled means adapted to determine the travel of said sheet or web in the desired travel line thereof, and a m0vable. engaging member adapted to engage said manually controlled means with said actuating member of the automatic means when said manual means is operative and to be disengaged fromsaid actuating means of-the. automatic meansiwhen said automatic means is. operative,- said-rnovable engaging member; being of -V-shape straddling said actuatin member, .said' actuating member and e it? movablev engaging member of V- shape having common motion in the same direction when engaged together and under the operation of the manually controlled means, said movable engaging member having its engaging movement at an angle to that of said common motion.

12 1A nagging sheet or web, automatic meansadapt e'd to restore said sheet or Web to its normtil' travel line when it is deflected therefrom and including an actuating member, manually controlled means adapted to determine the travel of said sheet or web in the desired travel line thereof, and a movable engagin member adapted to engage said manually controlled means withsaid actuating member of the aiitdmatic means when said'manual means is operative and to be disengaged from said actuating means of the automatic means when said automatic means is operative, said movable engaging member being of V-shape and. straddling said actuating member, said ac tuating member and said movable engaging member of V-shape having common motion in the same direction when engaged to ether and under the operation of the manually controlled means, said movable engaging member having its engaging movement in an are having its plane at an angle to that of said common motion. 7

13. A traveling sheet or web, automatic means adapted to restore said sheet or web to its normaltravel line when it is deflected .lherefrom and including an actuating mem the operation of the manually controlled means, said movable engaging member having its engaging movement in an arc having its plane at anan le to that of said common motion, a mem r of said manually controlled means adapted to be moved both longitudinally and revolubly of its axis, said movable engaging member being supported on said last named member and movable in the two said directions therewith.

ROBT. A. GALLY. Witnesses:

S. M. WAMACKS, J. W. MACY. 

